DJTT VCI-400 Ean Golden Edition Mapping (Traktor Pro 2)

[flashflooder]

Hi guys,

I finally had a chance to play with the VCI 400 EG and had alot of fun. What a powerful controller. Love this baby. However, I do have one issue: Once a track has been "sync" and then I try to use the pitch fader to fine tune the pitch control, the pitch will suddenly reduce the bpm by about 2% or so. This is crazy and not sure why the software pitch is not matching up with the controller's pitch fader position. For your information, I have reset all pitch fader position with the software pitch position with the "Shift" key. I also have play with the "Set Tempo Range To" percentage from 100% to 50% to 12% to 8% and regardless of the percentage, the pitch control is not mirroring each other properly between the software and the VCI 400 EG controller. Any suggestions to correcting this issue. Thank you in advance for your help.

It sounds like you want to do a little pitch bend to nudge the track which you would do using the clear outer jog wheel instead of using the Tempo Fader.

Also, the hardware Tempo fader is not going to match the software Tempo fader in most cases due to the default Relative Tempo command. The tempo should not jump any more than about .16 bpm though unless you have not yet reset either of the Tempo faders in your setup process (by pressing Shift+Tempo fader middle so Relative Tempo Range becomes +8/-8 instead of 0-16%)

[flashflooder]

great tutorial flashflooder.. one question.. there is no mapping for previewing a track or is there?

i'm still on a normal vci, just want to know, when the upgrade kit is coming out

You are correct that there are no controls currently mapped to Preview a track. I might consider adding this some day if someone can show me how it helps them (I personally have never used it).

No ETA on the upgrade kit, still waiting to hear from Vestax if we will be selling Ean Golden edition top plates with the special Blue filter knobs. Customers who have purchased the VCI-400 EGE from us will soon have a solution to switch back and forth from the DJTT FW to the regular FW though.

[flashflooder]

I received the unit (2) weeks ago, and I have been playing with the audio settings on my Lenovo Y560 and I get snap crackle pop noises on my recordings and while playing. I have win 7 64 bit home edition with quad core and 8GB of ram. I am using DPC latency check and so far there are no issues. I have played with all the Vestax audio buffer and latency settings, and nothing fixes this problem. I am not prepare to drop $3,000.00 for a Macbook pro. I am returning the unit for a refund (even though I love the creativity of this unit.

You may want to check Vestax's site as there may be an update to the PC audio driver that could fix your issues. I had audio issues on my Vaio PC way back when I was initially testing the controller months ago that were really bad and they all went away after upgrading the audio driver and audio related firmware.

If you are only getting a few intermittent pops or crackles, maybe provide me with some more information to try to get you to a working state to DJ without worries on.

[CryderSteez]

Yes it is possible. The Overall Tempo Range will control the Direct Tempo command's range; however, the Relative tempo command is controlled by the "Tempo Fader" mapping controls commented "Tempo Fader A/B/C/D" that you can find when selecting the VCI-400 mapping in the Controller Manager. On the Relative commands you will see that the Sensitivity is set to 40%, this controls the relative amount the tempo faders move in reference to the set Tempo Range.

So, you would first adjust the Tempo Range (in the Transport Preferences section) for the range you want on the Direct Tempo command and then mess with the sensitivity on the Relative tempo command to change the range the Tempo fader will move without holding Shift.

Gotcha, thanks! I'll play around with this and see if I can get it working to my taste.

[flashflooder]

I have set the tempo range to 100% so i can set from 0 to 300+ bpm on every deck using the pitch faders but it doesnt seem to work... seem to only go a range of +/- 10bpm .... why's that?

The Tempo fader by default is a Relative Tempo control, while Shift+Tempo fader is a Direct Tempo control command.

The Overall Tempo Range will control the Direct Tempo command's range; however, the Relative tempo command is controlled by the "Tempo Fader" mapping controls commented "Tempo Fader A/B/C/D" that you can find when selecting the VCI-400 mapping in the Controller Manager. On the Relative commands you will see that the Sensitivity is set to 40%, this controls the relative amount the tempo faders move in reference to the set Tempo Range.

So, you would first adjust the Tempo Range (in the Transport Preferences section) for the range you want on the Direct Tempo command and then mess with the sensitivity on the Relative tempo command to change the range the Tempo fader will move without holding Shift.

[flashflooder]

Attachment 8560

- quick question about the 400
from videos i notice red and orangish LEDs on your videos.
Other posted videos of VCI have shown a green layer of buttons

My question: how many different colour LEDs are under the pads in total and what are they. Also does your mapping utilize the entire selection?

I believe there are 3 different colors on those bottom buttons (Red, Green, or Orange). The mapping utilizes them but you are only able to set one color per tab (the three modes you toggle through) state.

[Lilja]

Iv'e imported the 1.1.2 mapping several times now and still I can't get my right jog FX to load properly wheras the left one have no issues at all! For example: after iv'e been using echo and want to use the Detox preset, It loads the Swirl preset, which means I have to press the detox button twice to load it properly, which again is not required for my left deck

[flashflooder]

How adaptable is the VCI-400 EG to future mapping, as far as labels go. I see there some removable sections (templates), but there are others, such as loop move/active loop/loop length sections that don't appear to be on the template. Are these labels removable if the mapping changes much in the future, or are they permanent? It was easier with the VCI-100s when a whole new overlay was placed with new mapping. Does the VCI-400 have the same flexibility or are some of the labels there for the life of the controller?

Also, it is likely there will be new firmware in the future. Anyone heard of a guarantee that buyers of the EG edition will receive free firmware upgrades in the future? Still trying to decide between the EG or Standard controller.

The VCE-400 EGE is completely adaptable and every control can be remapped. The labels do not come off but are very minimal and should not distract you if you use a custom mapping in the future. To be honest, the text is a bit difficult to read in the dark so you probably will only use the labels while you are learning at home.

And yes, there is potential for new firmware in the future. So if Vestax releases new firmware unrelated to Midi, we should also then have updated firmware only with our custom Midi.

[flashflooder]

EFFECT ON WHEN PRESSING BUTTON DOWN (NOT RELEASE)

Id like the JogFX buttons to turn the effects on upon pressing the button DOWN. As of now, it only turns on the effect when I RELEASE the button. Does anyone know how to change this?

Unfortunately this would not be a simple and easy change as you might expect, but it is something that could be done. I will consider making an edit of the mapping with this functionality in the future (or maybe integrate it in my upcoming custom mapping)

[flashflooder]

IS 'SNAP' BOUND TO ANY KEY COMBINATION?

A list of all bindings would be EXTREMELY helpful, why wouldn't DJTT include this with the mapping documentation?

Snap alone isn't bound to a key combination but if you press the Slicer mode button it will automatically turn on Snap for that deck. As for your documentation question, I created a Walkthrough PDF (which explains most all functions) that is downloadable at the beginning of this thread or from our Midi maps portion of our site.